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Unemployment: Young People

Asked by Sarah EdwardsLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 7 October 2024UIN 900510

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she had made of trends in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Office for National Statistics estimate that nearly 1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training. This is 872,000 young people, a number which has risen by 74,000 over the last year.

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